Power lithium-ion batteries are widely utilized in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric
vehicles (HEVs) for their high energy densities and long service-life. However, thermal …

The electric vehicle industry is becoming an increasingly important part of the automotive
industry, and the high operating temperature requirements of the batteries at the heart of …

Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have being used in different solar energy systems
for thermal energy storage and performance enhancement. Improving heat transfer from …

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHETS) has been widely used in solar thermal
utilization and waste heat recovery on account of advantages of high-energy storage density …

Increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere and the scarcity of fossil
fuel sources have encouraged car manufacturers to develop more environmentally friendly …

In the present study, we propose the combination of novel branch-structured fins and Al 2 O
3 nanoparticles to enhance the performance of a phase change material (PCM) during the …

In this study, the design, development, and performance analysis of novel thermal energy
storage integrated evacuated tube heat pipe solar dryer was investigated. A new common …

Large-scale deployment of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) based Latent Heat Thermal
Storage (LHTS) systems is limited by the low charging and discharging rates of the PCMs. In …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have huge potential for latent thermal energy storage,
waste heat recovery, heating, and cooling systems, due to their excellent thermal storage …

Using paraffin as phase change material, the melting behaviors of pure phase change
material and phase change material embedded in open-cell metal foams (composite phase …